Outdoor Optical Wireless Communication: potentials, standardization and challenges for Smart Cities

[en] With the growth in number and diversity of devices using RF (Radio Frequency technologies, e.g. in the frame of IoT (Internet of Things), the available RF spectrum is getting overcrowded with these newcomers. As it is a limited and regulated resource, alternative solutions need to be found to avoid a possible shortage of wireless frequencies. Among the new potential technologies, Optical Wireless Communication (OWC), the family of communication techniques that uses visible, infrared or UV spectra to transmit data, is gaining popularity. Applications of OWC technologies are, for now, related to indoor communications. Nevertheless, outdoor OWC applications are also promising, particularly in the context of smart cities with applications such as outdoor urban Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) or IoT optical interconnections with urban furniture. The aim of this paper is to review the current status of outdoor OWC systems and their standardization, as well as identify their potential and the challenges they face with regard to the deployment of Smart Cities.

Research center :

CRTI - Centre de Recherche en Technologie de l'Information

Disciplines :

Electrical & electronics engineering
Physics

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Georlette, Véronique ; Université de Mons > Faculté Polytechnique > Service d'Electromagnétisme et Télécommunications

Moeyaert, Véronique ; Université de Mons > Faculté Polytechnique > Service d'Electromagnétisme et Télécommunications

Bette, Sébastien ; Université de Mons > Faculté Polytechnique > Service de Management de l'Innovation Technologique

Point, Nicolas

Language :

English

Title :

Outdoor Optical Wireless Communication: potentials, standardization and challenges for Smart Cities

Publication date :

02 May 2020

Event name :

Wireless and Optical Communications Conference

Event place :

Newark, United States - New Jersey

Event date :

2020

Research unit :

F108 - Electromagnétisme et Télécommunications
F113 - Management de l'Innovation Technologique

Research institute :

R300 - Institut de Recherche en Technologies de l'Information et Sciences de l'Informatique

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